Robert Shayne(1900-1992)
- Actor
Born in turn-of-the-century Yonkers, New York, Robert Shayne (born
Robert Shaen Dawe) worked at a variety of jobs before his interests
ultimately turned toward acting. He appeared in a succession of legit
theater productions throughout the 1930s and even appeared in a few
films, making a comedy short in New York in 1929, two features in 1934
and a comedy short shot in New York in 1937. In 1942 he signed with
Warner Brothers and trekked to Hollywood, where he became a contract
player at their Culver City studios. Warners starred the newly-arrived
stage actor in a series of two-reel Westerns before graduating him to
supporting roles in "A"-level features. In 1946 he left the studio to
freelance. Several years later he got involved in the infant medium of
TV, where he played the part for which he is best remembered--Inspector
Henderson in the series Adventures of Superman (1952).
